Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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